Smartoptics offers open DCP-1203 transponder for 100G to 400G
Smartoptics has added the DCP-1203 transponder to its portfolio of open optical line systems. The DCP-1203 is designed to support 100G to 400G optical network requirements in a small form factor with low power consumption and low latency.
The DCP-1203 features three transponders on the same card that can each be used in 100G, 200G, 300G, or 400G mode. Supported client-side ports can accommodate QSFP28 transceivers for 100G and QSFP-DD for 400G. Line-side options include coherent DWDM 100ZR+ as well as 400ZR and 400ZR+ QSFP-DDs. The DCP-1203 also will support Layer 1 encryption.
Smartoptics envisions the DCP-1203 as appealing to communications services providers and related network operators, enterprises, and data centers in a pair of use cases. The first is converting from gray 100/400G optics to DWDM in scenarios where directly plugging coherent transceivers into switches and routers isn’t feasible. The second is where the network operator needs a demarcation point for signal hand-off. The transponder's demarcation point makes it possible to measure performance data before handing off the signal to another system, the company adds.
Overall, Smartoptics sees the DCP-1203 as assisting the evolution toward 400G network capabilities by supporting client-side aggregation of four 100G streams to run over 400G.
“The launch of the DCP-1203 transponder is yet another proof of our commitment to providing open solutions, using the latest standards with no lock-in. The support for standards-based 400G optics guarantees a future-proof solution. This is well aligned with the demand we are seeing in the market, and I look forward to the first customer deployments,” says Kent Lidström, CTO at Smartoptics.
Smartoptics expects to have the DCP-1203 available for the first deliveries in April 2023. The system is available to order.
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